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- "Because¹ my peopleª hath forgottenª° me, they have burned incenseª° to vanity,ª and they have caused them to stumbleª° in their waysª [from] the ancientª paths,ª° to walk²°¹ in paths,ª [in] a wayª not¹ cast up;ª°" {Jer 18:15} + "Rememberª° the daysª of old,ª considerª° the yearsª of many² generations:ª askª° thy father,ª and he will shewª° thee; thy elders,ª and they will tellª° thee." {Deu 32:7} + "Tellª° me, O thou whom my soulª loveth,ª°¹ where¹ thou feedest,ª° whereª thou makest [thy flock] to restª° at noon:ª for² why¹¹ should I be¹ as one that turneth asideª° by¹ the flocksª of thy companions?ª ... If¹ thou knowª° not,¹ O thou fairestª among women,ª go thy way forthª° by the footstepsª of the flock,ª and feedª°¹ thy kidsª beside¹ the shepherds'ª° tents.ª" {Sgs 1:7-8} + "To the lawª and to the testimony:ª if¹ they speakª° not¹ according to this¹ word,ª [it is] because¹ [there is] no¹ lightª in them." {Isa 8:20} + "Rememberª° ye the lawª of Mosesª my servant,ª which¹ I commanded²° unto¹ him in Horebª for¹ all¹ Israel,ª [with] the statutesª and judgments.ª" {Mal 4:4} + "Abrahamª saithª° unto him,ª They haveª° Mosesª andª the¹ prophets;ª let them hearª° them.ª" {Lke 16:29} + "Searchª°° the¹ scriptures;ª forª inª themª yeª thinkª° ye haveª° eternalª life:ª andª theyª are¹ they²° which testifyª° ofª me.ª" {Jhn 5:39} + "Forª² had ye¹ believedª° Moses,ª ye would have believedªª° me:ª forª heª wroteª° ofª me.ª ... Butª ifª ye believeª° notª hisª writings,ª howª shall ye believeª° myª words?ª" {Jhn 5:46-47} + "² Theseª wereª° more nobleª than those¹ inª Thessalonica,ª in that theyª receivedª° the¹ wordª withª allª readiness of mind,ª and searchedª° the¹ scripturesª daily,ªª whetherª those thingsª wereª° so.ª" {Act 17:11} + "Whatª shall we sayª° thenª that Abrahamª ourª father,ª as pertainingª to the flesh,ª hath found?ª° ... Even asª Davidª alsoª describethª° the¹ blessednessª of the¹ man,ª unto whomª Godª imputethª° righteousnessª withoutª works,ª" {Rom 4:1-6} + "Andª the fatherª of circumcisionª to them¹ who are notª ofª the circumcisionª only,ª butª who also² walkª°¹ in the¹ stepsª of that faithª of ourª fatherª Abraham,ª which [he had] being² [yet] uncircumcised.ª¹" {Rom 4:12} + "That²°¹ ye beª° not²¹ slothful,ª butª followersª of them who throughª faithª andª patienceª inheritª° the¹ promises.ª" {Hbr 6:12} + "Forª byª itª the¹ eldersª obtained a good report.ª° ... Godª having providedª° someª° better² thing²¹ forª us,ª that²°¹ they²° withoutª usª should²° not²¹ be made perfect.ª°" {Hbr 11:2-40} + "Whereforeª seeing we¹ alsoª are²° compassed aboutª°² with¹ so greatª a cloudª of witnesses,ª let²° us² lay asideª° everyª weight,ª andª the sinª which doth so easily besetª [us], and¹ let us runª° withª patienceª the¹ raceª that is set beforeª° us,ª" {Hbr 12:1}
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